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Flashcards: Sec Plus All Acronyms

DKIM

DomainKeys Identified Mail

TAXII

Trusted Automated eXchange of Indicator Information

ARP

Address Resolution Protocol

MSP

Managed Service Provider

FACL

File System Access Control List

KEK

Key Encryption Key

URL

Universal Resource Locator

IaaS

Infrastructure as a Service

MTBF

Mean Time Between Failures

SAN

Subject Alternative Name

ISO

International Standards Organization

OAUTH

Open Authorization

POP

Post Office Protocol

VTC

Video Teleconferencing

WTLS

Wireless TLS

CBC

Cipher Block Chaining

DAC

Discretionary Access Control

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language

MBR

Master Boot Record

OSPF

Open Shortest Path First

RTO

Recovery Time Objective

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

IMAP

Internet Message Access Protocol

RAID

Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks

HOTP

HMAC-based One-time Password

HSM

Hardware Security Module

IKE

Internet Key Exchange

MFA

Multifactor Authentication

SLE

Single Loss Expectancy

CSO

Chief Security Officer

DEP

Data Execution Prevention

IM

Instant Messaging Authentication Protocol

POTS

Plain Old Telephone Service

OS

Operating System

RSA

Rivest, Shamir, & Adleman

ALE

Annualized Loss Expectancy

CSRF

Cross-site Request Forgery

COOP

Continuity of Operation Planning

EAP

Extensible Authentication Protocol

IoC

Indicators of Compromise

L2TP

Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol

SFTP

Secured File Transfer Protocol

IR

Incident Response

MSSP

Managed Security Service Provider

SWG

Secure Web Gateway

TOTP

Time-based One-time Password

NIST

National Institute of Standards & Technology

SPIM

Spam over Internet Messaging

VM

Virtual Machine

WAF

Web Application Firewall

DLP

Data Loss Prevention

DoS

Denial of Service

HA

High Availability

IRP

Incident Response Plan

SED

Self-encrypting Drives

CP

Contingency Planning

SLA

Service-level Agreement

AES

Advanced Encryption Standard

GPU

Graphics Processing Unit

USB

OTG USB On the Go

CAPTCHA

Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart

OCSP

Online Certificate Status Protocol

SQL

Structured Query Language

PPTP

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

SQLi

SQL Injection

CCMP

Counter Mode/CBC-MAC Protocol

IRC

Internet Relay Chat

LEAP

Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol

SaaS

Software as a Service

UAT

User Acceptance Testing

VLSM

Variable Length Subnet Masking

SSD

Solid State Drive

WAP

Wireless Access Point

APT

Advanced Persistent Threat

IdP

Identity Provider

RIPEMD

RACE Integrity Primitives Evaluation Message Digest

DNS

Domain Name System

CASB

Cloud Access Security Broker

DBA

Database Administrator

HDD

Hard Disk Drive

VDE

Virtual Desktop Environment

TACACS+

Terminal Access Controller Access Control System

ARO

Annualized Rate of Occurrence

GPG

Gnu Privacy Guard

GPO

Group Policy Object

IPSec

Internet Protocol Security

AAA

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

AH

Authentication Header

IDS

Intrusion Detection System

CRC

Cyclical Redundancy Check

DMARC

Domain Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance

ECDSA

Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm

SoC

System on Chip

TOU

Time-of-use

ASLR

Address Space Layout Randomization

AV

Antivirus

CIO

Chief Information Officer

DES

Digital Encryption Standard

ECC

Elliptic Curve Cryptography

EDR

Endpoint Detection and Response

UTM

Unified Threat Management

WO

Work Order

AES

256 - Advanced Encryption Standards 256-bit

TKIP

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

UEM

Unified Endpoint Management

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DSL

Digital Subscriber Line

GCM

Galois Counter Mode

ISP

Internet Service Provider

MDM

Mobile Device Management

PAC

Proxy Auto Configuration

UPS

Uninterruptable Power Supply

WIDS

Wireless Intrusion Detection System

NAC

Network Access Control

VDI

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

WIPS

Wireless Intrusion Prevention System

SRTP

Secure Real-Time Protocol

GRE

Generic Routing Encapsulation

RFID

Radio Frequency Identifier

SAML

Security Assertions Markup Language

SDLC

Software Development Lifecycle

SMTPS

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Secure

SOAP

Simple Object Access Protocol

CCTV

Closed-circuit Television

FPGA

Field Programmable Gate Array

RAD

Rapid Application Development

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

CSR

Certificate Signing Request

HIDS

Host-based Intrusion Detection System

HTTPS

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

HVAC

Heating, Ventilation Air Conditioning

IAM

Identity and Access Management

NIPS

Network-based Intrusion Prevention System

RTOS

Real-time Operating System

TLS

Transport Layer Security

COPE

Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled

MAC

Mandatory Access Control

OVAL

Open Vulnerability Assessment Language

BIOS

Basic Input/Output System

SE

Linux Security-enhanced Linux

VBA

Visual Basic

MMS

Multimedia Message Service

NTLM

New Technology LAN Manager

RPO

Recovery Point Objective

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MPLS

Multi-protocol Label Switching

MTTF

Mean Time to Failure

PEM

Privacy Enhanced Mail

SDN

Software-defined Networking

VPN

Virtual Private Network

SDK

Software Development Kit

DHE

Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral

HMAC

Hashed Message Authentication Code

IaC

Infrastructure as Code

PDU

Power Distribution Unit

UEFI

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

CFB

Cipher Feedback

ML

Machine Learning

MOA

Memorandum of Agreement

SSO

Single Sign-on

ROI

Return on Investment

PPP

Point-to-Point Protocol

API

Application Programming Interface

CIRT

Computer Incident Response Team

CTM

Counter Mode

NTFS

New Technology File System

SAE

Simultaneous Authentication of Equals

SOC

Security Operations Center

UDP

User Datagram Protocol

ACL

Access Control List

BPA

Business Partners Agreement

CHAP

Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

PEAP

Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol

RAS

Remote Access Server

VLAN

Virtual Local Area Network

DDoS

Distributed Denial of Service

IoT

Internet of Things

MSA

Master Service Agreement

SCADA

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

CRL

Certificate Revocation List

ICMP

Internet Control Message Protocol

UAV

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

TSIG

Transaction Signature

DRP

Disaster Recovery Plan

OSINT

Open-source Intelligence

STIX

Structured Threat Information eXchange

CA

Certificate Authority

CVSS

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

ICS

Industrial Control Systems

OTA

Over the Air

RAT

Remote Access Trojan

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

TGT

Ticket Granting Ticket

WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access

XDR

Extended Detection and Response

SCEP

Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol

SPF

Sender Policy Framework

IV

Initialization Vector

CSP

Cloud Service Provider

WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy

IDF

Intermediate Distribution Frame

VPC

Virtual Private Cloud

ESN

Electronic Serial Number

PII

Personally Identifiable Information

SD

WAN -Software-defined Wide Area Network

SDLM

Software Development Lifecycle Methodology

XML

Extensible Markup Language

FTPS

Secured File Transfer Protocol

IPS

Intrusion Prevention System

BASH

Bourne Again Shell

ESP

Encapsulated Security Payload

MTU

Maximum Transmission Unit

PAP

Password Authentication Protocol

PAT

Port Address Translation

AUP

Acceptable Use Policy

CYOD

Choose Your Own Device

DPO

Data Privacy Officer

MaaS

Monitoring as a Service

MSCHAP

Microsoft Challenge Handshake

PIV

Personal Identity Verification

RACE

Research and Development in Advanced Communications Technologies in Europe

XOR

Exclusive Or

CAR

Corrective Action Report

RADIUS

Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service

BGP

Border Gateway Protocol

CVE

Common Vulnerability Enumeration

DLL

Dynamic Link Library

EFS

Encrypted File System

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

NFC

Near Field Communication

PED

Personal Electronic Device

RDP

Remote Desktop Protocol

ISSO

Information Systems Security Officer

NIDS

Network-based Intrusion Detection System

CTO

Chief Technology Officer

KDC

Key Distribution Center

PTZ

Pan-tilt-zoom

SHTTP

Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol

SOW

Statement of Work

IP

Internet Protocol

MFD

Multifunction Device

PBKDF2

Password-based Key Derivation Function 2

SSH

Secure Shell

CIA

Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

DSA

Digital Signature Algorithm

PFS

Perfect Forward Secrecy

SHA

Secure Hashing Algorithm

XSRF

Cross-site Request Forgery

AI

Artificial Intelligence

FDE

Full Disk Encryption

SIM

Subscriber Identity Module

GPS

Global Positioning System

MD5

Message Digest 5

RTP

Real-time Transport Protocol

SASE

Secure Access Service Edge

PBX

Private Branch Exchange

PGP

Pretty Good Privacy

TTP

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

XSS

Cross-site Scripting

MAN

Metropolitan Area Network

NAT

Network Address Translation

PCAP

Packet Capture

PHI

Personal Health Information

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

AP

Access Point

BCP

Business Continuity Planning

IDEA

International Data Encryption Algorithm

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer

FIM

File Integrity Management

MDF

Main Distribution Frame

P12

PKCS #12

RC4

Rivest Cipher version 4

RTBH

Remotely Triggered Black Hole

SCAP

Security Content Automation Protocol

SMS

Short Message Service

TPM

Trusted Platform Module

BPDU

Bridge Protocol Data Unit

OT

Operational Technology

RA

Registration Authority

LAN

Local Area Network

OID

Object Identifier

S/MIME

Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

URI

Uniform Resource Identifier

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

NGFW

Next-generation Firewall

P2P

Peer to Peer

CSU

Channel Service Unit

ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning

FRR

False Rejection Rate

LDAP

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

NDA

Non-disclosure Agreement

PCI

DSS Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

PKI

Public Key Infrastructure

SIEM

Security Information and Event Management

CMS

Content Management System

BYOD

Bring Your Own Device

CERT

Computer Emergency Response Team

SEH

Structured Exception Handler

UTP

Unshielded Twisted Pair

ECB

Electronic Code Book

ECDHE

Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral

RBAC

Role-based Access Control

VoIP

Voice over IP

PUP

Potentially Unwanted Program

SOAR

Security Orchestration, Automation, Response

BIA

Business Impact Analysis

TOC

Time-of-check

WPS

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

DNAT

Destination Network Address Translation

HIPS

Host-based Intrusion Prevention System

PaaS

Platform as a Service

PKCS

Public Key Cryptography Standards

AIS

Automated Indicator Sharing

ATT&CK

Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge

MTTR

Mean Time to Recover

MFP

Multifunction Printer

NTP

Network Time Protocol

PSK

Pre-shared Key

GDPR

General Data Protection Regulation

PAM

Pluggable Authentication Modules

RuBAC

Rule-Based access control

ABAC

Attribute-based access control